Florida Senate - 2026                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1738
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  02/03/2026           .                                
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       The Committee on Education Pre-K - 12 (Yarborough) recommended
       the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 28 - 41
    4  and insert:
    5         (b) Configurations of a physical plant, such as using
    6  lighting, windows, doors, mirrors, and cameras, to ensure that
    7  student interactions with adults are observable and that there
    8  are opportunities for the interactions to be interrupted, to
    9  reduce times that a student may be isolated, and to maintain
   10  access control over spaces.
   11         (2) The review required in this section must be conducted
   12  in a manner that does not conflict with, diminish, or compromise
   13  physical plant hardening requirements for school safety, which
   14  must prioritize the creation of a secure, layered environment
   15  designed to prevent, detect, delay, and respond to threats.
   16         (3) Recommendations must be submitted to the department,